Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-13
THE EXCURSION SEASON.

! Places where One May Go to Seek a Days Recreation-The Big Excursion To Glen Island Yesterday-The Ex-
 cursiOn Season Now Under Full Way l Many Church Picnics This Week | The Picnic Season Booming.
 Here we are nearly in the middle of July and the various excursions on which one may go to have days recreation are new in full blast. There is no one but who would like to get away from the city day once in
 a while and go where cares may be thing of the morrow and fun and enjoyment thing of to day. Where is the person who does | not want to take rest2 Where is he who would not like to take trip to some resort | where sea breezes will keep them in the | depths of coolness
 If one desires to take nice trip down the Sound and then to Coney Island, all that is to be done is to board the steamer Elm City 1 at Belle dock at ten o'clock Sunday morning. This is regular Sunday excursion to New York and gives the passengers plenty of time ! to go to the summer places near by that city. The Elm City arrives in New York at three o'clock p. m. Returning, it leaves at eleven l and arrives at Belle dock again at five o'clock ! Monday morning. The first excursion trip
 was made by the Elm City last Sunday and ! proved success and will prove much more ! so hereafter, and all who went on the first
 trip were greatly pleased.
 Then there are the daily trips of the steam CT Messenger to Stiles Park, Lighthouse ! Point, which are very popular. The steamer ! can carry ninety persons. It leaves Belle | dock every hour or so during the day. The time table can be found elsewhere. The fare | is twenty-five cents for the round trip and I that amount of money could not be better | spent than by taking trip to this delightful place.
 Every Thursday the steamer Elm City will I make trip to Mystic Island, leaving Belle i dock at a. m., arriving home at p. m. These trips afford most pleasant and enjoy able sail through the most picturesque part of the Sound.
 Then there are the Glen Island excursions, | which so many thousands have tried in the years since they were started and which
 maintain their popularity unabated, the sail being delightful one, the boat the John H. | Starin) fine one and the island so replete with attractions for the million and | to suit all tastes. Yesterdays excur- I sion was notable one. Colts band of Hartford and fully five hundred of their Hartford friends made the excursion; while Nonpareil council, K. of L., of this city, and ! friends largely increased the throng. There { was capital music on board by Colts, and at the island Colts and the other bands filed the air with music. The Hartford party came here on special train of eleven cars. It was the largest excursion of the season ex- cept that on the c. H. Northam July 4th. The weather was bright and beautiful, and the sail cool and delightful in spite of the sultry weather on land.
 Then, too, if anybody wants to enjoy life let them go on the big picnic to High Rock to morrow, Thursday, of the Calvary Bap- tist church. This will be one of the notable picnics of the season, for the reason that an extensive programme of games has been ar ranged for the occasion, with prizes. The prizes will be awarded to members of the Sunday school only. The train leaves at 8:3O, Derby depot, at 5:15 return. The list is as follows:
 1O3oAM Jumping-Running High Jump. 1st Prize-Gold and silver chased napkin ring.
 End Prize-Ivory handled, 3 bladed knife. 3rd Prize-Package court plaster. Standing High Jump. 1st Prize-Pearl handled, three bladed knife 2nd Prize-Ivory handled, three bladed knife 3rd Prize-Package of court plaster. Tug of War Ten boys from 10 to 14. Five side. Best two out of three. Prize-5 bags peanuts. Tug of War. Ten boys from 15 to 20. Five on side Best two out of three. Prize-5 bags peanuts. Tug of War.
 Ten girls over years Five 9p side t Best two
  II A.. Running Race-1OO Yards Dash-Boys 10 to A. 1st Prize-Silver chased napkin ring. 2nd Prize-Buckhorn handled, three bladed knife 100 Yards Dash-Boys 15 and Over. 1st Prize-Pearl handled, four bladed knife. End Prize,Bottle Jockey Club' perfume. Wheelbarrow Race Blindfolded-Open to All. | 1st Prize-Box of ''Brunswick'' paper and en- and Prize-Fancy brass inkstand. 3rd Prize-Leather medal.
 11:30A.M.
 Boat Race-Around the Buoy With Flag and Re- turn-Best Set of Four, Either Sex. Prizes-silk United States flag. Box of "Bruns, I wick paper and envelopes Bottle of Tanglewood perfume. Bottle Rough on Toothache." 1230P.M. -r- Dinner.
 Imported Japanese day fireworks. Animals, fish, birds, dragons, etc., etc. " ! Committee on amusements-Geo. W. Soheld H.
 H. Taylor, H. J; Augur, W. C. Dickinson, O. B. r. Pease, Eugene Brainard.
 Contributors to prizss-W. A. Spalding, John
 D. Weed
 The annual picnic of the Wooster Place Baptist church and Sunday school takes place tomorrow. They go to Pawson Park, | leaving Belle dock at S:15. The annual outing of Davenport church | and Sunday school takes place to-day at \ High Rock Grove The Sunday school chill \ dren 90 free. The First Baptist bell gives
 
 | held directly after the arrival at the grove. The annual picnic of the Nash street mis- \ sion takes place as usual ill the latter part of | August at the usual place, Cold Spring Grove, on the college grounds opposite loot of East Rock Park. Few pleasanter spots can be found to picnic than this. and the l children prefer it to going off somewhere to | some place by the cars. Superintendent Preston submitted the question to vote re- | gently and all decided in favor of Cold Spring Grove Superintendent Preston has made
 these annual picnics very popular for years | past by means of 8 series of games and con tests for prizes, which take immensely with ! the young and interest the old folks as well.
 The annual picnic of the Taylor church, Dixwen avenue, takes place to-day. They go to the Congamond Lakes via Canal rail-
 road, the train leaving Union depot at ! quarter-past 7 This chance for a day oil among these beautiful lakes, with all the numerous attractions aside from the scenery,
 will be improved by many people aside from
 those directly connected with this church.
 The Church of the Ascension people have
 decided to hold their annual picnic in the l latter part of this month at Pawson Park.
 This decision nightly pleases the young peo. pie of the church, as at first it was thought l there would be no picnic this year.
 Over 390 members of the congregation 1 Mishkan Israel picnicked at Pawson Far yesterday. Joy and happiness reigned among | Ine young 1OAhS euA eno Ns'tJ 9 o@fAA6 "''@
 much enjoyed.
 IA Wonderful Machine Hut 1t Will Wear Out.
 There is no doubt that man is fine
 mechanism, but like every other machine he
 wears out by friction. It is said that he is
 born again every two or three years. His
 body is virtually remade from food. To re-
 tard this making over is radically wrong, as